Perry Township is one of twenty

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in Allen County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,158, up from 18,170 in 2000.

History

The Dutch Ridge Historic District and Fisher West Farm are listed on the

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. The Irene Byron Tuberculosis Sanatorium-Physician Residences were listed between 2004 and 2013.

Geography

According to the

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, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and , or 0.30 percent, is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Fort Wayne Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

(north edge) * Huntertown (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

* Cedar Canyons at * Royville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Butler Township, DeKalb County (north) * Jackson Township, DeKalb County (northeast) * Cedar Creek Township (east) * St. Joseph Township (southeast) * Washington Township (southwest) * Eel River Township (west) * Swan Township, Noble County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Huntertown Cemetery.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Exner Airport

School districts

* Northwest Allen County Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 3rd congressional district Indiana's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne, the district takes in the northeastern part of the state. In 2023, this district will include all of Adams ...

* State House District 85 * State Senate District 14 * State Senate District 15

References

Citations

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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